St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-02
Parnell Makes the Most Effective Speech
of His Career in the House of
Commons.
The Proposed Action of the British Gov
eminent Held Up to Indignant
Scorn.
Gladstone Warmly Sides With the
Irish Leader in His
Attitude.
The Queens Arrival at Cannes
Other Intelligence From
Abroad.


the treasury, suggested that if the Irish
crimes bill DE read the first time tonight the
second reading could be taken up Tuesday
Then there would be an interval of a week
between the second reading and going into
committee. 1t was the imperative duty
OF the governor to insist that the
house come to all early decision on
the principle of the bill. Referring
to the land bill, he said it was of vital i'm
fort to make the measure a law. Parnell,
rising to resume the debate on the crimes
bill, was loudly cheered:
He said that with the production OF the
land bill Yesterday parliament had been put
in possession of the complete plaE of the gov
eminent in all its nakedness and dishonesty.
The land bill revealed the extent of
the plot and the gravity of the conspiracy
through which the Conservatives and Liberal
Unionists intended 10 try to coerce tenants in
Ireland into the payment OF impossible rents
and compel them to purchase their landlords
interests ut eXorbitant rates. If the house
should ever give the government the power.
thus to coerce the people, the result would
most certainly be whole sale repudiation in
volving an immense loss 10 the British tax
payer. Hear. hear. The government were
pressing on coercion with
INDECENT HASTE.
They refused TO carry out the recommends
tons of the land commission. If the coercion
bill passed, the last defense of the tenants
against wholesale robbery would be removed.
In justly regulated land purchase lay the only
hope OF settling the land question. Ii done
at a fair price and in the absence of coercion,
Irish tenants would fulfill their obligations
to a last penny. He went on to complain OF the
absence Of official information concerning
hu,i ,r;.,
them the opinlon of four judges, who til ought
crime was seriously increasing. He could
quote twelve judges to show the absence of
serious crime. As TO the alleged failures of
Juries to convict, the cases had been grossly
exaggerated. They were utterly insufficient
grounds for destroying the liberties of Ireland
The National league had been called tyranny
but there was no proof that any pressure
had been put on any one to join the league.
1t was purely national body, the outcome
OF genuine popular feeling, and no bransh of
the league had ever been known to exercise
force in order to impress members. Pro-
ceeding to discuss the provisions of the bill.
Parnell commended that the powers given the
magistrates would enable them to send po-
itical opponents to prison for six months to
plank bed aud prison diet. No part of the
previous coercion acts had ever excited
so MUCH DISTRUST
of English justice as the proposal to chan ge
the venue of trials and bring IriShmen before
special English juries. The proposal meant
reign of judicial murder. 1t meant that
all hopes of better times, which seemed dawn
ing upon Ireland, would disappear; that
system of subornation of witnesses and
wholesale perjury before partisan juries
was to prevail, sending Innocent per-
sons to the scatfold and the convicts
cell. What was the only state of society that
could arise under this reign of terror? Secret
societies would spring up fostered by the
suferings of an oppressed nation, and those
who had been persistent in counseling the
people to observe patience and moderation
might st Goun naanso, in t,o vain' but he
to injustice rather than retail
ate or do anything that might
drive Gladstone from their side or increase
his difficulties, or place him in a false posi-
ton with the Liberals. Their battle was now
won in Ireland. Cheers. There might be
some suffering and much tyranny yet to be
endured, but they would be as nothing COM
pared with what the Irish people had gone
through in the past. A little waiting and the
eternity proposed for this bill would disap-
pear before the brighter time when Gladstone |
would be able to appeal once more to.
THE SENSE OF JUSTICE
of the people of Great Britain. and receive
full power to do right to Ireland. Cheers.
The party which alone could gain by Violence |
by the people of Ireland going beyond the
law, was the present government. That was |
the reason this bill had been brought for
ward. Its object was to strengthen the gov
own miserable position. Let not
the people of ireland fall into the tolls thus |
set for them. He greatly feared the results |
of the bill, but he would not cease to |
tell them that the situation was entirely |
different from that of five years ago. and
that for them victory was certain. The |
people OF Ireland would again bear the !
strain of anxiety. Gladstone would not find !
his action hampered or his hands sailed in |
the great and glorious work he has under-
taken Cheers. He concluded by moving |
that the house resolve itself into committee |
to consider the state of Ireland.
Harrington, amid great laughter. read |
letters from the Knight of Kerry, Lord |
Monck, and others, applying on behalf of |
friends and relatives for Stipendiary magiS- |
in Ireland. When asked where |
he obtained the letters he replied that he |
bought them at auction. This answer was |
received with
SHOUTS OF LAUGHTER.
Harrington proceeded to explain the prn-
cipai qualifications urged on behalf of the |
applicants, poverty and large fami-
lies. On being interrupted by cries
of divide the speaker said he
not surprised at the Impotence shown by
the gentlemen opposite upon the exposure
Of the unpalatable facts. but he had the |
right to show the character of the men at
whose mercy it was proposed to place the |
liberties of Irishmen. Conybeare con-
tinued the discussion amid cries of |
''Divide." 7. P. O'Connor moved to
adjourn the debate. Gladstone, in sup
porting the motion. said there were strong
for it. He defended Parnelrs
delay in moving his amendment.
He said this was grave and
serious case, demanding another night for
discussion. With reference to ParnelPs |
speech. Gladstone said he had never known
of an instance in which case made for
such a bill had been SO completely torn to
rags. Loud cheers. William H. Smith
said he was not much impressed by Glad
stones arguments. He complained be-
cause the Parnellites had not risen sooner
and said he was unable to accede to O'Con-
nors request. Parnell supported O'Con-
nor's motion. Lord Harrington tainted the /
ParnelliteS with having
WASTED THE TIME
earlier in the evening Oh the Crofter dis
cussion. The speeches already delivered
were properly second reading and commit
tee speeches. Much time had already been
given the Irish question. He would oppose
adjournment. Sir William Vernon Har-
court said the Unionst policy. now
plainly shown, was policy Of CO.
ercion pure and simple. O'Conner's
motion was rejected 361 to 254.
Upon Smith putting the question Gladstone
rose and walked alone down the floor into
the opposition lobby, all the members of the
opposition standing and cheering him as he
did so. On returning to the house again he
was loudly cheered. The motion for Clo-
ture was carried, SCI to 253,
and the first reading of the bill
was agreed to without division.
Parnell's speech. which was one of the best